Template:Infobox Super Mario 64 DS (originally called Super Mario 64 x 4[1]) is a game from the Super Mario series made for the handheld game system Nintendo DS. The game is a remake of Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64, bearing some new features on its storyline, gameplay and graphics. Unlike Super Mario 64, Mario is not the only playable character (nor is he even available at the start); Yoshi, Luigi and Wario also join the adventure in order to rescue Princess Peach from the hands of Bowser. Other new features within the game include a multi-player mode, where up to four players can play simultaneously on each Nintendo DS connected together locally; mini-games to play on each hero, and new additions to the story mode such as new missions and levels. It was also Mario's first game on the DS.
Story
Peach writes a letter to Mario, telling him to come to her castle because she baked a cake for him. This letter is assumed to be a clever forgery from Bowser, who guesses that Mario and his friends would come looking and so employs his minions to capture them beforehand.
Although surprised to see the other two are there, Mario lets it go and the trio start to run up to the castle when Wario bumps into the two. Mario and Luigi stare at him while Wario just chuckles. The three stop and race into the castle, when Bowser ambushes them and they, according to Toad, jump into the Bob-omb painting to retrieve the Power Stars after Bowser takes them and captures Princess Peach.
Yoshi is asleep, only to be awakened by one of the Lakitu Bros.. He is seen on the roof (possibly a reference to Super Mario 64), but somehow ends up in front of the castle when woken, probably carried there by the Lakitu who realizes that the red, green, and yellow plumbers haven't returned to the pipes to leave, and instructs Yoshi to locate them.
Yoshi tries to enter the castle, but the doors are locked. The Lakitu Bro. says that he saw a Rabbit with the key. After grabbing the rabbit, the rabbit gives up the key to Yoshi. When Yoshi finally enters, he hears Bowser's voice telling him "no one's home" and to "scram". Toad tells him Bowser has kidnapped Peach and stolen the Power Stars. He also says the last time he saw the plumbers is when they jumped into the Bob-omb painting. Yoshi decides to investigate.
After being freed, the quartet hunts for the rest of the stars. Some of them are hidden so well that Bowser does not even know about them. After collecting at least 80 stars, the player can finally fight Bowser for the final time. Mario ascends a staircase at the top of the castle to face Bowser for the final time. After making it through another one of Bowser's obstacle courses, Mario encounters Bowser and the two battle.
Bowser ends up defeated, gives up and hands Mario the Giant Power Star before he explodes. When Mario grabs the final Power Star, wings suddenly appear on his cap allowing him to fly.
Finally, he lands in front of the castle where Luigi, Wario, and Yoshi are waiting for him. As his wings fade away, Mario uses the power of the Power Stars to make Peach appear in front of the castle. All four rush up to her as she wakes up. Peach is suprised to see the other three but she still thanks them, Peach kisses Mario and says they will make a cake for her heroes. Peach and the plumbers walk into the castle. Yoshi starts to do so himself, but then pauses and turns around to look at the player. Peach calls his name and Yoshi runs in after the four. The credits roll and after the credits, the cake, with Peach, Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Yoshi figures, is shown at the very end.
There are two alternate endings for Super Mario 64 DS. The first involves the player not rescuing Wario. During the ending, Mario lands only with Yoshi and Luigi. From then on, the cutscene continues as does the good ending without the attendance of Wario. In the second alternate cutscene, the player will have to not save Luigi which ultimately leaves Wario to be left behind too. In this ending, Mario lands with Yoshi and then the cutscene proceeds lacking the two other heroes. For each alternate ending, a different cake is awarded featuring the characters that appeared in the ending as cake figures.
Gameplay
As in Super Mario 64, the courses are accessed by the different paintings on the castle's walls, but in the DS game, the player can collect 150 power stars, 30 more than the original game.
Controls
Making use of the DS's features, the player is offered three different types to control the character. All three modes are always accessible by pressing Select.
- In standard mode, they are controlled with the D-Pad. Jump is
, kicking is 
and running is 
. The 
button is used for crouching while 
handles the camera together with the 
D-Pad. Compared to Super Mario 64 where Mario was moving as fast as the player tilted the stick of the Nintendo 64 controller, the characters in Super Mario 64 DS move much slower when the running button is not pressed. - In touch mode, the character is controlled by moving the
stylus across the touch screen. By using the stylus, the character's speed can be individually adjusted by the player as it was possible with the Nintendo 64's analog stick. However, jumping, crouching and kicking are still executed with the buttons. - In two hand mode, the character is controlled with the stylus, and jumping, kicking and crouching are done by moving the D-Pad into a direction.
Character Selection
To switch between characters, there are three doors each symbolizing the character's first letter of their name. To use them, the player must go through the door, and the corresponding character will come out of the door. Switching to Yoshi will mean reentering the door that complements the same character once more.
Characters
To have more of a chance beating the game, the player needs to unlock the three plumbers trapped by Bowser:
- Yoshi - The first and default character of the game, Yoshi must free Mario, Luigi, and Wario from the clutches of Bowser and his minions. He can flutter kick to reach high places.
- Mario - Mario is captured by Goomboss and is necessary to free. Using Yoshi, from the starting point in the castle, go up the stairs and to the right door. Go straight to the next door, go through the 8 star door and hop into the Mario painting. The player has to fight Goomboss for the M Key by jumping into a hollowed tree stump at the highest point of the level. Then the player has to go back to room with the stained glass windows with Peach on them and unlock the M Room to free Mario.
- Luigi - Mario's younger brother Luigi is optional, but is required to obtain some Power Stars as well as Wario. The player has to go to the top floor of the level Big Boo's Haunt with Mario. This level is very tricky, as some doors lead back to the start. When the player reaches there, Mario has to fight King Boo for the L Key.
- Wario - Like Luigi, Wario is optional, but is needed to grab stars the others cannot retrieve. Once the large door right at the head of the stairs is unlocked, Luigi has to go inside, then get past another door leading to Snowman's Land. There's two Power Flowers, so the player has to use Luigi to go transparent into the mirror by the Snowman's Land wall, and he has to fight Chief Chilly for the W Key.
The Plumbers' Caps
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The essential headgear.
In the painting worlds, caps of all three plumbers can be found and are visible on the touch screen. When a hat cap is put on, the player's character will turn into the corresponding character who owns the cap. They will get all moves of the character who owns the cap including the Power Flower power-ups, but keep their original voice. They are usually found on the heads of Goombas, on land, or underwater.
When hit by an enemy, the cap topples off and the character and will need to retrieve it in limited time. When the cap disappears, it reappears on a different random location in the course.
With Yoshi, a player can select the cap when selecting a star right after jumping into a painting. If a cap is selected, Yoshi will put it on after entering the course.
- Mario's Cap - a Red cap that allows the player to turn into Mario.
- Luigi's Cap - a Green cap that allows the player to turn into Luigi.
- Wario's Cap - a Yellow cap that allows the player to turn into Wario.
Coins
Coins can be accepted and collected by each character. In each course there are a little over 100 coins and collecting 100 will give the player 15 extra stars for the 15 courses. They can be found on land or in enemies.
Types:
- Yellow Coins - worth 1 and are found in most enemies
- Red Coins - worth 2 and are to be collected in the quantity of 8 for one episode a world.
- Blue Coins - worth 5 and are often temporary, found in tougher enemies, on slide or invisible until Mario will hit Blue Coin Switch.
Power Flower Powers
Each of the four characters has a special power from the Power Flower found inside a ? Block. Only Mario can get something other than this mighty flower from the ? Block, such as the feather to transform him into Wing Mario. Once taken the flower, the heroes use their new powers in a short time, that may last about 20 seconds. Notwithstanding, Mario's wing form can last a bit longer, about one minute. Additionally, Luigi's and Wario's powers last shorter compared to Mario's equivalent forms in Super Mario 64.
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Mario: Floating Power File:SM64DS FloatingPower.jpg Floating to the level's high points. |
Luigi: Vanish Luigi |
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Wario: Metal Wario File:Metal Wario.jpg Wario is invincible and is extremely heavy. |
Yoshi: Fire Breath File:SM64DS BreathFire.jpg Yoshi fries some enemies. |
Rabbits
Each character has a certain amount of rabbits to catch (they are color coded), plus the nine sparkled white ones. The Rabbits will give up keys to minigames drawers in the Rec Room. Each character catches 7 rabbits. Wario catches orange, Luigi catches green, Mario catches pink, and Yoshi catches yellow. Yoshi catches 8 because one key is for opening the castle.
Rabbit Locations
Yoshi (Yellow Rabbits):
- 1-3: Outside the castle, at the end of the bridge
- 4: Outside the castle, in a patch of flowers to the right
- 5: Outside the castle, at the bottom of the drained moat
- 6: Outside the castle, to the left among the maze of hedges
- 7: In the basement, in front of the entrance to Lethal Lava Land
Mario (Pink Rabbits):
- 1: Outside castle, left of the bridge
- 2: Outside castle, at the bottom of the moat (after it's been drained)
- 3: Inside the room with the entrance to Jolly Roger Bay
- 4-5: In the basement, in front of the entrance to Lethal Lava Land
- 6: On the second floor of the castle, at the very top of the stairs
- 7: On the second floor of the castle, in the room with the large mirror wall
Luigi (Green Rabbits):
- 1: Outside the castle, to the left among the maze of hedges
- 2: In the room with the entrance to Bob-Omb Battlefield
- 3: Behind the castle, in the courtyard with the boos (back flip right outside the doorway)
- 4: In the basement, in the room where the water can be drained from the moat
- 5: On the second floor of the castle, just right of the doorway
- 6: In the room with the entrance to the Goomboss Battle (behind the Rec Room)
- 7: Outside the castle, on the roof (150 stars needed to unlock the cannon)
Wario (Orange-Gold Rabbits):
- 1: Outside the castle, to the far right
- 2: In the room with the entrance to Whomp's Fortress
- 3: In the basement, in the left hall with Toad
- 4: Behind the castle, in the courtyard with the boos
- 5: On the second floor of the castle, in the halls with the entrance to Tiny-Huge Island
- 6: On the third floor of the castle, near the entrance to Tick Tock Clock
- 7: On the third floor of the castle, in the upper alcove to the left
After at least 50 Stars have been collected, there will be 8 shiny rabbits that will be randomly placed where a regular rabbit used to be within the castle grounds and inside the castle.
Keys
Keys are used to unlock Mario, Luigi, or Wario. They are obtained after boss battles. Mario's key is obtained once Goomboss is defeated, Luigi's key is obtained once King Boo is defeated, and Wario's is obtained after Chief Chilly is defeated.
The three keys in the game.
Upon collected all of them, the player receives a key that opens the white room in the character switch room. The first time to open it and enter, a character will find a power star. However if the character comes back after taken it, Boo laughs can be heard, and the hero comes out from the door, startled.
Worlds
| Episodes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob-omb Battlefield File:CS1.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Big Bob-omb On The Summit | The player has to go to the top of the mountain and fight Big Bob-omb to obtain the Power Star. To do this, Yoshi must slurp Bob-Ombs and spit them at him, and the plumbers must throw Bob-Ombs back at him. | Anyone |
| 2 | Footrace with Koopa the Quick | The player has to race up the hill against Koopa the Quick. | Mario |
| 3 | 5 Silver Stars! | The player must collect 5 Silver Stars scattered around the battlefield. | Anyone |
| 4 | Big Bob-omb's Revenge | The player has to fight Big Bob-omb one last time, but this time Yoshi can't fight him. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 5 | Mario Wings To The Sky | The player has to fly straight through the middle of the Coin circles in the sky, collecting all 5 middle coins. With Yoshi, the player can use the cannon to get the coins. | Anyone |
| 6 | Find the 8 Red Coins | The player has to collect 8 Red Coins scattered around the battlefield. | Anyone |
| 7 | Behind Chain Chomp's Gate | The player has to unleash the Chain Chomp by Ground Pounding the stake it is chained to. Luigi can simply run through the cage with his Power Flower power to get the star without having to do anything to the Chain Chomp. | Anyone |
| Whomp's Fortress File:CS2.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Chip Off Whomp's Block | The player has to defeat the Whomp King at the top of the fortress by Ground Pounding his back. | Anyone |
| 2 | To The Top Of The Fortress | The player has to reach the top of the fortress where the Whomp King once stood and climb up the big tower. | Anyone |
| 3 | Shoot Into The Wild Blue | The player has to shoot out of a cannon onto a narrow ledge under a long pole. | Anyone |
| 4 | Red Coins On The Floating Island | The player has to get onto the floating islands to collect 2 of the 8 Red Coins and get back down on land to collect the rest. | Anyone |
| 5 | Fall Onto The Caged Island | The player has to use Hoot the Owl to drop onto the island with the caged Power Star. | Anyone |
| 6 | Blast Away The Wall | The player has to shoot out of a cannon into the top right corner of the brick wall. | Anyone |
| 7 | Switch Star Of The Fortress | The player has to activate the switch, which is under a Brick Block, and get the Power Star before the timer runs out. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| Jolly Roger Bay File:CS3.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Plunder To The Sunken Ship | The player has to swim down to the sunken ship and lure Unagi the Eel out of the ship's window, and climb inside. While inside, the player has to open a Treasure Chest to make the player able to hit the block. | Anyone |
| 2 | Can The Eel Come Out To Play? | The player has to swim down to Unagi the Eel and grab the Power Star attached to its tail. | Anyone |
| 3 | Treasure In The Ocean Cave | The player has to unlock the Treasure Chests in the bay's cave in the correct order to reveal get star. | Anyone |
| 4 | Blast To The Stone Pillar | The player has to blast from the cannon to the pillar above the ship. Mario can simply use his Power Flower ability to float to the star. | Anyone |
| 5 | Red Coins On The Ship Afloat | The player has to collect the Red Coins from the ship's deck, as well as on land and in the depths of the water. | Anyone |
| 6 | Switch Star Of The Bay | The player has to race to get the temporary Power Star in a limited time as transparent Luigi. | Luigi |
| 7 | Through The Jet Stream | The player has to get the Power Star that is in the middle of the bay's jet stream using Wario's metal ability. | Wario |
| Cool Cool Mountain File:Moneda4.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Slip Slidin' Away | The player has to jump into the cottage's chimney and slide down to the end. | Anyone |
| 2 | Lil' Penguin Lost | The player has to carry the baby Penguin back to its mother. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 3 | Big Penguin Race | The player has to race down the cottage slide once more, but no shortcuts: The penguin's race allows no cheating. | Anyone |
| 4 | Frosty Slide For 8 Red Coins | The player has to collect Red Coins scattered around the snowy land. | Yoshi |
| 5 | Snowman's Lost His Head | The player has to lead the Headless Snowman's body to back to his decapitated head. | Anyone |
| 6 | Mario's Super Wall Kick | A bit tough, this requires that the player activate the cannon near the mother penguin, then use it to blast to a far-away ledge. Mario must wall-jump to a star. Or alternatively, Luigi can simply spin-back flip to reach it. | Mario Bros. |
| 7 | Switch Star Of Cool, Cool Mountain | The player has to race to get the Power Star in a limited time after breaking the ice covering the Power Star. | Wario |
| Big Boo's Haunt File:CS5.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Go On A Ghost Hunt | The player has to defeat all the Boos in the Ghost House to fight with the Big Boo in the main hall. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 2 | Ride Big Boo's Merry-Go-Round | The player has to defeat every Boo on the Merry-Go-Round and fight the Big Boo once more. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 3 | Secret Of The Haunted Books | The player has to hit the books in the library in the correct order to gain access to the secret area containing the Power Star. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 4 | Seek The 8 Red Coins | The player has to go room-to room for the 8 hidden Red Coins. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 5 | Big Boo's Balcony | The player has to defeat the Big Boo one last time and reach the Power Star by somersaulting onto the roof or using Mario's Power Flower ability. | Mario Bros. |
| 6 | Eye To Eye In The Secret Room | The player has to defeat Big Mr. I in the painting near the balcony. | Luigi |
| 7 | Switch Star Of The Basement | The player has to race to get the Power Star in a limited time as fast as possible. | Wario |
| Hazy Maze Cave File:CS6.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Swimming Beast In The Cavern | The player has to use Dorrie to get up to the ledge and break the boulder. | Anyone |
| 2 | Elevate For 8 Red Coins | The player has to use the many elevators and lifts in the largest cave to collect the 8 Red Coins. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 3 | Metal-Head Wario Can Move | As Wario, the player has to smack the ? Block in the lower level and snag the Power Flower. Then the player has to go to the ! Switch below the water, press it, go into the door it opens, and then Wario has to do two Long Jumps to obtain the Power Star.The player can also somersault to the ledge as Luigi, which makes the long jumps easier. | Wario or Luigi |
| 4 | Navigating Through The Toxic Maze | The player has to go through the toxic maze to get to the door that leads to the room above the falling boulders, then the player has to monkey-bar to the Power Star. Luigi could go through without taking damage with his Power Flower, as can Wario. | Anyone |
| 5 | A-Mazing Emergency Exit | The player has to go through the toxic maze once more, go to the other door and get the Power Star above the lift. Luigi can go through the cage with his Power Flower ability. | Anyone |
| 6 | Watch For Falling Rocks | The player has to get the Power Star from falling boulders by punching 3 of them or using the Super Mushroom in the Black Brick. | Wario, Anyone if you use the Super Mushroom |
| 7 | Underground Switch Star | The player will have to race to get the Power Star in a limited time as fast as possible. | Wario |
| Lethal Lava Land File:CS7.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Boil The Big Bully | The player has to tackle and defeat the Big Bully. | Anyone |
| 2 | Bully The Bullies | The player has to defeat all three Bullies and the Big Bully. | Anyone |
| 3 | 8-Coin Puzzle With 15 Pieces | The player has to collect all 8 Red Coins on a revolving Bowser puzzle | Anyone |
| 4 | Red-Hot Log Rolling | The player has to ride a floating cage to a structure and roll on the log to the Power Star. Mario can fly to the other side with his Wing Cap ability and Luigi can go through the cage with his Power Flower ability at the starting point. | Anyone |
| 5 | Hot-Foot-It Into The Volcano | Once in the volcano in the center of the area, the player will have to climb to the top using the footholds or riding the lifts. | Anyone |
| 6 | Inside The Volcano | The player has to get the Power Star from a small floating island using the lifts. | Anyone |
| 7 | Flaming Silver Stars | The player has to use a Green Shell to glide around the lava to collect the Silver Stars. | Anyone |
| Shifting Sand Land File:CS8.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | In The Talons Of The Big Bird | The player has to jump under the Klepto to get the Power Star held in its talons. | Anyone |
| 2 | Shining Atop The Pyramid | The player has to climb to the top of the pyramid, avoiding enemies to get to the Power Star. Mario could simply fly up with his wing cap ability and Luigi can backflip to the top. | Anyone |
| 3 | Inside The Ancient Pyramid | The player has to get the Power Star that sits at the top of the inside scope of the pyramid. Luigi can backflip up a level. | Anyone |
| 4 | Stand Tall On All Four Pillars | The player will have to stand on all four of the pillars to open the gateway to Eyerok, The player will have to punch the two eyes in its hands, three times each, to defeat them. You can also use Luigi to somersault into the small opening inside the pyramid that faces the side from which you came in from. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 5 | Tox Box Switch Star | The player will have to make it through the Tox Boxes and activate the switch to get Power Star in the desert's oasis via the Warp Zone at 1 end of the Tox Box maze. | Wario |
| 6 | Pyramid Puzzle | The player has to collect the Silver Stars on the various sand ledges in the pyramid. | Anyone |
| 7 | Free Flying For 8 Red Coins | The player has to fly and roam for 8 Red Coins throughout the desert.Though harder, the player can also use Luigi's somersault, cannons, and the tornadoes to get the red coins. | Mario or Luigi |
| Dire, Dire Docks File:CS9.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Board Bowser's Sub | The player will have to go to the top of the sub to get the Power Star. Mario can float up to the Star with his Power Flower. | Anyone |
| 2 | Chests In The Current | The player will have to open Treasure Chests in order to gain the Power Star. | Anyone |
| 3 | Pole-Jumping For Red Coins | The player has to collect the 8 Red Coins by hopping from one pole to another over the Dock. | Anyone |
| 4 | Through The Jet Stream | The player will have to swim through 5 air rings and get the star in the speeding current. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 5 | Koopa Surfing Switch Star | The player has to use a Koopa shell to the timed Star on the other side. | Wario |
| 6 | Inside The Cage | The player has to get the star huddled in the red cage below the Dock. | Luigi |
| 7 | The Manta Ray's Reward | The player will have to swim through the Manta's air circles 5 times in a row to get a Power Star. | Anyone |
| Snowman's Land File:CS10.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Big Snowman's Head | The player has to get to the peak of the Giant Snowman by either walking behind the large Penguin or using the cannon to get there directly. | Anyone |
| 2 | Chilly With The Bully | The player will have to defeat the Chill Bully. | Anyone |
| 3 | Yoshi's Ice Sculpture | The player has to melt the ice cubes to release the Power Star. | Yoshi |
| 4 | Whirl From The Freezing Pond | The player has to jump onto a Spindrift to spin across to the other shore, as the Star is inside one of the Yellow Boxes. Luigi could back flip to the other shore without using a Spindrift. The player can also use a green turtle shell th get up the ledge. | Anyone |
| 5 | Snowman's Silver Star | The player has to use a Koopa shell to collect all 5 Silver Stars. | Anyone |
| 6 | Into The Igloo | The player has to become transparent and fall into the sealed under-opening to the Power Star. First, though, the player has to ride the Koopa shell and follow the coins to a small Igloo. | Luigi |
| 7 | Red Coins In The House | The player has to collect all 8 red coins in the Igloo. | Anyone |
| Wet-Dry World File:CS11.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Shocking Arrow Lifts! | The player has to use the lifts to get to the yellow box with a yellow prize. | Anyone |
| 2 | Top O' The Town | The player will need to get to the top ledge of Wet-Dry World to get the Power Star. | Anyone |
| 3 | 5 Secrets In The Shallows & Sky | The player has to find the 5 secrets to reveal a Power Star. | Anyone |
| 4 | Express Elevator | The player will have to activate the elevator, and then jump on it before it gets too high. However, Luigi can use a Power Flower to go through the grating, with no elevator. | Anyone |
| 5 | Go To Town For 8 Red Coins | The player will have to go to the World's abandoned town square and collect the 8 Red Coins. To do this, one must completely flood the world, the swim down the chain-guarded tunnel. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 6 | Quick Race Through Downtown | The player has to race to the Star quickly with transparent Luigi in the town square. | Luigi |
| 7 | Soaked Silver Stars | The player will have to get the Silver Stars scattered around the world. If the player is using Yoshi, they will have to use a Super Mushroom to get the last one which is in a brick. | Anyone |
| Tall Tall Mountain File:CS12.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Scale The Mountain | The player has to climb to the top of the mountain to get a Power Star. | Anyone |
| 2 | Mystery Of The Monkey Cage | The player will have to get to the top of the mountain and find the Ukiki. The player will have to grab it/eat it, let it go, and it will reveal a star. | Anyone |
| 3 | Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins | The player will have to collect the 8 Red Coins on the Mushrooms and ledges by the Monty Moles, then the player will have to reach the Power Star on a distant Mushroom. | Anyone |
| 4 | Mysterious Mountainslide | The player has to find and go down the Mountain's secret slide. Near a Fwoosh, the player will have to leap into the wall where the coins indicate to enter the slide. | Anyone |
| 5 | Blast To The Lonely Mushroom | The player has to blast or use Hoot the Owl to fly to the Mushroom with the Power Star on it. They can Back flip there with Luigi or spin jump off the Fly Guy near an Ukiki to reach the star too. | Anyone |
| 6 | 5 Secrets Of The Mountain | The player has to fly around the peak and get the center coin in the center of each ring of coins or tediously try over and over to get the coins using Hoot the Owl | Mario |
| 7 | Breathtaking View From The Bridge | The player will have to jump behind the waterfall and break the black bricks to reveal the Star. | Wario |
| Tiny-Huge Island File:CS13.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Pluck The Piranha Flower | The player will have to start on the tiny island, go left from the starting point, leap in the pipe on the last island. The player will have to attack every giant Piranha Plant that appears. If you're Yoshi, you must use the Super Mushroom found in one of the logs or spit the fire shot by the Piranha Plants to them. | Anyone |
| 2 | The Tip Top Of The Huge Island | The player will have to get to the top of the big island and hit the box up there, revealing a Power Star. | Anyone |
| 3 | Rematch With Koopa the Quick | The player has to race Koopa the Quick in one more race. | Mario |
| 4 | Klepto The Condor | The Klepto has the Power Star once again and the player needs to get it. | Anyone |
| 5 | Wiggler's Red Coins | The player has to collect the 8 Red Coins in the crypt under Wiggler's nest. | Anyone |
| 6 | Make Wiggler Squirm | The player will have to unclog the pond above the Island. To do this, on the tiny island, the player will have to Ground Pound the ground on it. The player will then have to go onto the big island, fall through the exposed opening and face Wiggler. The player will have to jump onto the Wiggler's head thrice to get its Power Star. | Anyone |
| 7 | Switch Star On The Island | The player will have to get the timed star in a limited time under Wigglers nest. | Anyone |
| Tick Tock Clock File:CS14.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Luigi In The Cage | The player will have to become transparent and fall through the various floors to the Power Star in the cage. | Luigi |
| 2 | The Pendulum Switch Star | The player needs to run to get the timed star under a limited time. | Anyone |
| 3 | Get A Hand | The player has to jump onto the clock hand until it arrives at an opening in the wall, where the Star is. | Anyone |
| 4 | Stomp On The Thwomp | The player will have to get to the top of the clock, hop on the Thwomp, and get the Power Star at the top ledge. Mario doesn't have to stand on the Thwomp. He could float up with his Power Flower ability. | Anyone |
| 5 | Timed Jumps On Moving Bars | The player has to hop up two moving bars, break black bricks, and get the Power Star. Luigi can use the Power Flower ability to backflip to the Power Star on a moving bar without breaking the black bricks. | Luigi or Wario |
| 6 | Stop Time For Red Coins | The player has to leap into the clock at 12 o' clock to stop time, then collect 8 Red Coins in the frozen clock. | Anyone |
| 7 | Tick Tock Silver Stars | At the starting point, the player could just hold still, moving about once in a while. The Silver Stars will automatically fall toward the player. | Anyone |
| Rainbow Ride File:CS15.JPG | |||
| # | Episode Title | How to Get the Star | Character Required |
| 1 | Cruiser Crossing The Rainbow | The player will need to get up to the flying boat where high winds roam and nab the Power Star on the forward bow while using Wario's Power Flower power. But Luigi can spin/backflip to reach it on a carpet. | Wario or Luigi |
| 2 | The Big House In The Sky | The player has to use the magic carpets to float among the rainbow strands to get to the roof of the house. Mario can float up to the power Star without using the Carpet inside the Manor. | Anyone |
| 3 | Coins Amassed In A Maze | The player needs to wall-kick, back flip or Flutter Jump to get all 8 Red Coins in the walled maze. | Anyone but Wario |
| 4 | Swing'n In The Breeze | The player has to go onto the many moving ledges and metal swings to reach the tip of the area. | Anyone |
| 5 | Tricky Triangles | The player will have to take the same way from the previous star, then head for a structure with triangle platforms. After pressing the switch, the player has to make it to the top before the triangles reset and become impossible to climb. | Anyone |
| 6 | Somewhere Over The Rainbow | The player will have to blast to the highest island where a Chuckya is located. The player will have to grab the star as fast as possible. | Anyone |
| 7 | Switch Star Of The Manor | The player will have to get the Star as fast as possible by going to the roof by grabbing a Power Flower, where the star is temporarily placed. | Mario |
(As stated above, when the player's coin meter reaches 100 for the first time in a particular course, a bonus Power Star appears, making a total of 8 Power Stars available in each course.)
Secret Stars
Secret Stars throughout the castle. All are necessary for a perfect completion.
| Secret Stars | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | The Princess's Secret Slide | In the Character Selection room, the player can jump into the Princess Peach stained glass mural on the right, as it will lead to a secret slide. Getting to the end will reveal a star, and completing it within 21 seconds will reveal yet another. | Anyone but Wario |
| 3 | The Secret Aquarium | In the room leading to Jolly Roger Bay, the player has to backwards-somersault into the alcove in the right side of the room. The player will have to swim about and grab all 8 Red Coins. | Anyone |
| 4 | The Secret of Battle Fort | In the Courtyard, the player can find three bricks placed together. The player will have to Ground-Pound or punch the bricks to expose a secret entrance to the Battle Fort. In this area, the player has to grab all the Silver Stars while avoiding Heave Hos and a Chuckya. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 5 | ? Switch | With 14 stars and playing as Mario, the player has to go to the starting point in the castle. The player will have to press and hold the X Button to enter First Person mode, than look up into the beam of light. Here, Mario can both stomp a ? Switch and grab 8 Red Coins to earn a Power Star. | Mario |
| 6-7 | Behind the Waterfall | The player will need to use use Metal Wario to collect the 8 Red Coins in the speeding river behind the main waterfall in Hazy Maze Cave. To enter, get down to the bottom section of the cave. The player has to ride on Dorrie to gain access to a door nestled in a nook by the lake. Then the player will have to jump into the pool to enter the area. Another star can be found using Mario. At the small island at the end of the area, the player will have to jump into the block and grab to Power Flower. Then the player has to float up, following coins, to grab another star. | Wario/Mario |
| 8-9 | The Secret Under the Moat | The player has to collect 8 Red Coins over the obstacles with all three plumbers. Enter this area by draining the moat, the using Wario to smash the black bricks over the entrance. Wario must use a Luigi hat to get the Red Coin star, but a Mario Hat can grab a Switch Star. The player will have to grab the hat, then race back to the end of the slope. Then the player has to jump into the block and gain the Power Flower, then float over to a small outcropping to the left. The player then has to stomp onto the Switch for the Star. The player then has to use two Power Flowers to make Wario's way up to the star. | Wario in Mario's and Luigi's hats |
| 10-11 | Over the Rainbows | The player will have to fly and collect the 8 Red Coins from the many clouds. Enter by leaping into the alcove to the right in the room with the entrance to Tick-Tock Clock/Bowser in the Sky. Also, on the island with a cannon, the player has to grab the Wario hat. The player will have to talk to the Bob-Omb Buddy, leap in the cannon, and carefully fire Mario/Wario to the island with a Black Block. The player will have to break it and grab the Power Star. | Mario or Wario |
| 12-13 | Bowser in the Dark World | Race up the four outcroppings above the see-saws to claim the Temporary star after hitting the switch near the pipe. And after collecting 8 Red Coins, another star will appear near the tube. | Anyone |
| 14-15 | Bowser in the Fire Sea | The player will have to race up the four outcroppings above the see-saws to claim the timed Star by wall-kicking up the various ledges near the Bowser warp pipe. Collect 8 Red Coins to earn another Power star. | Mario or Luigi |
| 16-17 | Bowser in the Sky | The player will have to race up the spinning purple spear with an Amp rotating around it to claim the timed Switch Star after hitting the switch below the Whomp. The player can also collect 8 Red Coins to grab another Power Star. | Mario |
| 18 | Red Coins in the Courtyard | In the Courtyard, the player will have to ground-pound or punch every Boo to earn 8 Red Coins to get a Power Star. | Anyone but Yoshi |
| 19 | Sunshine Isles | In the Rec Room, the player will have to leap into the small painting of a sunny island. Here, the player has to grab 5 Silver Stars to earn a Power Star. | Anyone |
| 20-21 | Goomboss Battle Red Coin/Switch Stars | In Goomboss Battle, Mario can cross rickety platforms to stomp a switch and Wall-Jump up to a Switch Star. To grab the 8 Red Coins, Mario must use every character's cap to smash black blocks, wall-jump, turn transparent, and back flip his way to the Red Coin Star. | Mario with Caps |
| 22-23 | Big Boo Battle Red Coins/Secret Stars | In Big Boo Battle, the player can use Luigi to snag every Red Coin, use a Wario cap and smash the Black Brick containing the Last coin and unearth a star. Luigi again must make his way to the end, then grab a Power Flower and race through the Boo painting near the collapsible bridge to get another star. | Luigi with caps |
| 24-25 | Chief Chilly Challenge Red Coin/Secret Stars | In Chief Chilly Challenge, Luigi must get a Wario cap and turn metal and slowly make his way up a narrow, windy path to smash a black brick and earn a Power Star. Luigi is the best choice for collecting the Red Coins. All are easy to grab, but Luigi must turn transparent to grab the seventh, using a Mario cap to float to the last coin to unearth the star. | Luigi with caps |
| 26 | Through the Looking Glass | In the mirror-filled room leading to Snowman's Land and Chief Chilly Challenge, use Luigi to snag a Power Flower and run through the mirror. Go inside the door on the other side, leading to a Power Star in a white room. | Luigi |
| 27 | Eight Glowing Rabbits | After 8 Power Stars are secured, Glowing Rabbits randomly appear around the castle in place of ordinary ones. Eight must be grabbed to earn a Star, but they are so scarce, it's rare to find one. Yoshi can wrap up this problem, though. He has six rabbits out in front of the castle, three in front of the bridge, one in the moat, one in the flowerbed, and one in the hedge. The seventh one can be found in the basement next to the Lethal Lava Land painting. When the last one is caught, a key is given that unlocks the last room in the Character Selection area. Inside this room is a Power Star. | Anyone |
| 28-30 | Toads' Secured Stars | The helpful Toads have snagged three stars, as the only way to get them is to talk to them. Toads with stars are: Near the entrance to the Hazy Maze Cave course; On the castle's second floor, near the painting that leads to the Tall, Tall Mountain course; And on the castle's third floor, just right of the big clock that leads to Tick Tock Clock. However, they will not give any Stars until the player has collected 20, 40, and 60 Stars. | Anyone |
Bowser Boss Battles
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Mario fighting Bowser
Bowser has kidnapped Peach, and holds the keys to the next floors as in Super Mario 64. Mario is required to open the Star Doors so he and the other three playable characters can battle him (unless it's the final stage). However, a glitch can be used to fight Bowser with another character, with Yoshi using hats to fight Bowser. He can be beaten by swinging him into the spike balls once (three times for the final battle) to get a key and, in the last battle, the final star.
Bowser's Worlds:
Bosses
Rec Room
Once keys are gained, they can open shelves to unlock minigames. Mario's and Wario's minigames are action packed, Luigi's are casino (or luck based) games, and Yoshi's are logical.
This is is the complete listing of all mini-games, which includes also the unlockables, throughout the game. They are followed by in-game instructions.
Yoshi
- Wanted! – It's easy to get lost in a crowd! Find the one who disappeared and touch him. There he is!
- Loves Me...? – Play this mini-game for advice on your love life! Pluck the petals to find out how your crush feels about you.
- Hide and Boo Seek – Rub the Touch Screen where the Boos are hiding! For the first 15 levels, you get 3 seconds to find them. After that, you only get 2 seconds.
- Puzzle Panel – Match the Touch Screen picture to the top screen. Touch a panel to turn over the surrounding panels. Harder levels will take more turns to solve.
- Boom Box – Each time you open a treasure chest, you'll hear a sound. Open 2 chests with the same sound. Win by matching all the pairs!
- Tox Box Shuffle – Oh, no! Yoshi's trapped in a Tox Box! Find which one he's in to save him!
- Which Wiggler? – Touch the Wiggler on the Touch Screen that matches the one on the top of the screen. Choose carefully, though; he has a terrible temper.
- Mix-a-Mug – Line up the slots on the Touch Screen to form a face. Win more coins by matching the center face in the slots to the one on the top screen.
- Puzzle Panic – This mini-game takes the Puzzle Panel to a whole new level. Put on your thinking cap. You're going to need it.
Mario
- Mario's Slides – Guide Mario down the slides to the Star. Draw lines on the Touch Screen to create new routes for him. Collect 5 Stars to move up a stage.
- Bounce and Pounce – Mario's in free fall, but he can bounce back if you touch him. Stomp the Fly Guys, but make sure he doesn't fall off the Touch Screen.
- Sort or 'Splode – Guide Bob-ombs to the black carpet and Bob-omb Buddies to the red carpet. If you bring in a wrong-colored Bob-omb, it will blow up!
- Trampoline Time – Draw a line on the Touch Screen to turn it into a trampoline. You can draw up to 3 lines at a time. Help Mario bounce to safety!
- Shuffle Shell – Use the paddle to push the Koopa shells to the target. The closer the shells land to the center of the target, the more points you will earn.
- Bounce and Trounce – Mario's surrounded by Fly Guys to trounce. Touch him on his left, right, or center to make him bounce in that direction.
- Connect the Characters – Draw lines to match the characters' head to their bodies. Press "GO!" when you're finished to see how you fared!
- Shell Smash – Hit Koopa shells together to score points. Hit many in a row for even more points. Score even higher points by smashing green shells together.
- Trampoline Terror – Only players with superb stylus skills will be able to make Mario bounce through rings.
Luigi
- Memory Match – Pick two matching cards to make them disappear. Clear all the cards to win.
- Pair-a-Gone – Touch 2 identical cards that are connected vertically, horizontally, or diagonally to make them disappear. Clear them all to win!
- Picture Poker – Get a better hand than Luigi to win! If you're confident your hand is best, increase the number of coins you bet!
- Mushroom Roulette – Guess where the ball will land on the roulette wheel. Guess correctly to win coins!
- Mario Slot – Touch the spinning slots to stop them. Get 3 items in a row to earn coins! The Superstar is wild.
- Lucky Stars – From a pair of cards, pick the one with more Stars to win coins. Beat Luigi at his own game!
- Pair-a-Gone and On – This game of Pair-a-Gone goes on forever! Test your skill and see how many cards you can clear. Go for the record!
- Memory Master – If Memory Match was a piece of cake for you, try out this harder version. You now have more cards to play with.
- Super Mario Slot – Touch the spinning slots to stop them. Get 3 items in a row to earn coins! The Superstar is wild. Are you feeling super lucky?
Wario
- Bob-omb Squad – The parachuting Bob-ombs are destroying your flowers! Use your slingshot to knock them out of the air. Hit Lakitu to blow them all up.
- Snowball Slalom – Rub the Touch Screen to roll the snowman's head to the goal before time runs out! Rocks will slow you down, as will touching his head!
- Bingo Ball – Launch a ball into a numbered slot on the Touch Screen. That number will light up the top screen. Get 3 numbers in a row to score!
- Coincentration – Pay attention to where the falling coins land. Touch the blocks to retrieve the coins. But, if you choose the wrong block, your game will end.
- Psyche Out! – Are you psychic? Can you guess what's on the card's other side? Maybe if you stare at it long enough, a vision will come to you.
- Slots Shot – The bars swing open when a ball goes in a Piranha Plant. Sink the ball into the pipe to trigger the slots Switch. Get 3 items in a row for a bonus!
- Lakitu Launch – Shoots as many balls as you can into the tubs within the allotted time.
- Intense Coincentration – There aren't as many falling coins this time around, but that won't stop Wario. Watch the coins carefully!
- Giant Snowball Slalom – Roll the snowball over a longer course! As before, avoid rocks because they'll slow the player down.
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Though Super Mario 64 DS is a clear remake of the 64-bit game Super Mario 64, there are some components added in the game while the original did not, as well as elements only seen in the first rendition which were taken out in its remake.
| Differences | |
|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 | Super Mario 64 DS |
| Mario is the only playable character. | Mario, Wario, Yoshi, and Luigi are now all playable. |
| Mario was able to turn Invisible, become Metal, and Fly. | Mario can float/fly, Luigi can turn invisible, Wario can turn Metal, and Yoshi can Breathe Fire. |
| Blue, Red, Green, and Yellow ! boxes. | Red ? boxes and Yellow ! boxes. |
| 6 missions in each portrait world (plus the 100 coin star.) | 7 missions in each portrait world (plus the 100 coin star.) |
| One yellow Rabbit to catch twice. | 7 multicolored Rabbits for each character to catch. |
| The room by the Princess's Secret Slide is confined to stain glass on three corners. | The room by the Princess's Secret Slide has doors for character changing and the Rec Room. |
| After collecting all the stars, Mario gets 100 lives and a better triple jump. | After Collecting All Stars, the foursome gets three lives and ability to use their ? box power outside. |
| 120 Stars | 150 Stars |
| Thwomps are blue and cube shaped. | Thwomps are gray, spiked and rectangular prism shaped. |
| Only Mario and Peach figures appear on the cake at the end. | Wario, Luigi, and Yoshi figures appear along with those of Mario and Peach. |
| After collecting all stars, the player may be shot out of a cannon to the top of Peach's castle, where they find Yoshi, who will give Mario 99 lives and a new animation for his triple jump. | After collecting all stars, the player may be shot out of a cannon to the top of Peach's castle, but will NOT see Yoshi (unless they are playing as him) and will get 3 lives, not 99, although Luigi will find a Rabbit. |
| Bubs and Bubbas appear. | Cheep-Cheeps and Big Berthas appear. |
| Yoshi only appears at the end when the player is given 99 lives. | Yoshi is the default player and the first to be played as. |
| The Super Mushroom did not appear. | The Super Mushroom power-up was added, mainly found in bricks, and caused the player to grow to an enormous size (and gave Yoshi punching abilities). In the limited time one has it, one can defeat virtually every enemy, something one couldn't do in Super Mario 64. |
Voice Cast
- Charles Martinet as Mario, Luigi, Wario
- Kazumi Totaka as Yoshi
- Leslie Swan as Princess Peach
- Isaac Marshall as Bowser
- Jen Taylor as Toad
Beta Elements
- Main article: Super Mario 64 DS/Beta elements
Glitches
- Main article: Super Mario 64 DS/Glitches
Quotes
- Main article: Super Mario 64 DS quotes
Official Artwork
- YoshiMario64.JPG
- Mariogood.PNG
- Luigihop.jpg
- WarioGoodQual.PNG
- Bowser SM64DS.jpg
- TheBIGGER4.PNG
Cover Render - Yoshi wearing mario's hat.jpg
Yoshi with Mario's hat - Logo SM64DS.jpg
Game logo
Trivia
- In this game, Thwomps are spiked like in Super Mario Bros. 3, but characters can still stand on them like in Super Mario 64.
- The game was originally going to be called Super Mario 64X4, back when it still had multiplayer in story mode.
- The artwork of the castle on the box art is different from the design in-game. The design on the box art is actually based off the castle that appears in Mario Circuit from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. This also applies to the star.
- In all regions, the painting for Jolly Roger Bay is from the original Japanese N64 release, even though it was also changed in the Rumble Pak version. Similarly, when Mario goes to sleep after idling for too long, he does not talk in his sleep, though this may be because it would have to be recorded for the three other characters.
- When the player puts on the Mario cap for the first time, the game states that the player must press A to do the wall jump. This is incorrect, as the player needs to press B to wall jump.
- In Korean version of this game, there was no Rec Room, but it appeared later in the Korean version of New Super Mario Bros..
- The caps were originally going to be contained in blocks.
- Waluigi was "rumored" in a magazine to appear in this game as a playable character. However, this was an April Fool's joke, as the issue was released in April.
- Luigi's inclusion may be a reference to the rumor that Luigi was a playable character in the original game.
- In the DS version, when Peach is reading her letter, it has a different voice when she says "Peach". This may mean two voice actors were used for Peach's voice.
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